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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: I wish to highlight again the complexity of funding. Last year, an increase of €60 million was heralded in a speech but there is a cut of €30 million this year and there is no reference to it. The Department said we may or may not get an equitable amount in 2020 but nobody knows. It is a significant amount of money.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: It is an interesting-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: I do not disagree with the recommendation but it is a very important petition in the context of the manner in which the petitioner has suggested a course of action on the issue of housing and apartment developments being bought up by large investment companies, which is a huge problem. We cannot get away from that fact. At the end of the petition, the petitioner states "This is from a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: We saw yesterday at the Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government the failure of strategic housing development on a large scale. We are not getting into fake news. The policy has not worked. There is a crisis, which is not acceptable. Things like the Bill proposed yesterday to empower local authorities to stave off this onslaught are worthy of debate here.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: The petitioner states specifically that he does not want to be renting into the future. I accept that Deputy Buckley has a philosophy and ideology but I disagree with it. Home ownership in this country has fallen to 67%. We should offer people that option. The petition specifically referred to "options other than renting". I agree that security of tenure is important but the submission...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: If we had agreed, we would have got free tickets for the big show next year.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: Senator Buttimer is 100% right. The issue not only affects Cork. The transition between primary and secondary school is a major issue for parents right across the country.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding which will be provided to local authorities in 2020 in lieu of the loss of commercial rates from Irish Water properties; and the funding provided in 2019. [43286/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: Has there been any indication yet as to whether that will be a sitting week? If it is not a sitting week, will this committee sit anyway?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: Is the Business Committee making that decision next week?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Measures (15 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: 102. To ask the Taoiseach the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form. [41590/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Measures (15 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: 103. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; and the date each Act was signed into law. [41591/19]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: When is it envisaged that representatives from Sport Ireland will be brought before the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: I see it on the list, but is very far down. I would hate to see this issue kicked into the new year and it possibly never happening before the dissolution of this Dáil.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: The Chairman will need the public services card for the free travel soon enough.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: I thank all of the team from the NTA for the reports. It is great to have the witnesses here. The NTA's remit includes developing an integrated transport system in the greater Dublin area. On Tuesday last, a report was published jointly by Kildare and Meath county councils on the experiences of commuters. This is an extensive piece of work on the experiences of commuters. The findings of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: Ms Graham described the position as "not sustainable" and spoke of "putting in place the infrastructure that is required". Looking towards the development plans at a national and regional level - the draft development plan for Meath that has just been published - population growth in the greater Dublin area will continue, as will the intensification of the density of development, which is a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: Having been involved in public life for 20 years, one of my frustrations has been that the strategies for public transport, which I use extensively, have not kept pace with the rate of development. My fear, therefore, is for the future. The proposed Navan-Dublin rail line has been mothballed. I joked with the Chairman earlier that he will qualify for the free travel pass soon enough.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the National Transport Authority (10 Oct 2019)

Shane Cassells: I am afraid that I will have qualified for the free travel pass by the time the Navan rail line is developed. I have relentlessly pursued the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport since my election to the Dáil three years ago on the requirement for the Navan train line. In autumn 2016, which is exactly three years ago, during a Topical Issue debate on the Navan rail line, the...